WAKE UP the bridge

Explanatory Note

The aim of the project is the Re-Activation and Re-Socialization of the area situated under the Tolbuhinsky bridge.

What do we have?

an existing bridge which function is the fast city connection. Under the bridge it lies an unused greenery area with a river that gets frozen during the winter time.

To attract inhabitants to this otherwise unused spot of the city, we need to ge- nerate ACTIVITY.

Wake the Bridge Up project wants to link this real huge greenery area to all the inhabitants of Yaroslav, creating a meeting point of activity, sport, culture… all of it linked with the existing nature.

How do we do it?

Re-connect and re-activate the under bridge area, considering the main struc- ture of the bridge as the backbone of the project. Giving a dual functionality to the existing elements, such as the river and its bank.